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Source: The Globe & Mail
The new Parti Quebecois government hasn't wasted any time hinting about a long-term ban on the shale gas industry. Quebec's new natural resources minister, Martine Ouellet, says...
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Debate on the pros & cons of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas in Great Karoo
Government's decision to allow the exploration for shale gas in the Karoo to go ahead, was highly criticized by environmentalist as well as farmers in the great Karoo. Hydraulic fracturing for shale gas is seen has highly destructive to the environment, especially in a arid area such as the Karoo. Government has also been accused of not playing open cards to the public. But in a Statement to Parliament the Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu, reiterated that only normal exploration would take place until a proper regulatory framework had been put in place and until government was satisfied that it could deal adequately with the consequences of hydraulic fracturing.
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